This work aims to provide a comprehensive in-depth analysis of the life cycle environmental and economic performance of some key global supply chains for torrefied wood pellets (TWP) used as bulk fuel, including their contribution to the bio-economy of the region where they are produced, and the effects of carbon accounting and carbon tax policies on the TWP trade. TWPs produced in British Columbia

Business opportunities of circular bioeconomy have been proposed to lessen the socio-economic challenges of rural areas and to conserve diminishing natural resources. Recently, the financial and environmental sustainability of circular bioeconomy has gained considerable research interest. This study examines three promising operational models for circular bioeconomy development in southern Finland:

The new chemical class N-hetaryl-[2(1H)-pyridinylidene]cyanamides were inspired by the long known five-ring structure 2-chloro-5-[2-(nitro-methylene)-1-imidazolidinyl]-pyridine (Shell) and the current development candidate flupyrimin (Meiji Seika Pharma) via scaffold hopping and the concept for designing “shortened structures” by omitting the “methylene link” as a structural feature. The most active

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The lineages’ rise seems to stem from their ability to infect people who were immune to earlier forms of Omicron and other variants.

‘Microorganism’ is a misnomer when it comes to centimetre-long Thiomargarita magnifica.

Membranes with methane-excluding pores can remove nitrogen and carbon dioxide from natural gas in an energy-efficient and cost-effective way.

Scientists can now check whether a journal website has been cloned before submitting their manuscript.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 27, July 2022.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 27, July 2022.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 27, July 2022.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 119, Issue 27, July 2022.

Chemist who developed ways to synthesize and depict bioactive products.

African researchers have been warning about monkeypox outbreaks for years. As vaccines are deployed globally, they worry they will be left behind.

Meteorologists are forecasting a third consecutive year of La Niña. Some researchers say similar conditions could become more common as the planet warms.

The heart, the first organ to develop, undergoes complex morphogenesis that when defective results in congenital heart disease (CHD). With current therapies, more than 90% of CHD patients survive into adulthood but often suffer premature death from heart failure (HF) and non-cardiac causes 1. To gain insight into poorly understood disease progression, we performed single nuclear RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq)

There is a well-documented gap in the observed number of scientific works produced by women and men in science, with clear consequences for the retention and promotion of women in science1. The gap might be a result of productivity differences2-5, or it might be due to women’s contributions not being acknowledged6,7. This paper finds that at least part of this gap is due to the latter: women in research

Low-powered technology based on entangled photons delivers clearer sound than a classical equivalent.

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